Arkan Building Materials Company, a leading construction and building materials company in the UAE, has registered a 26 per cent jump in its net profit for 2015 which soared to Dh101.1 million ($27.5 million) from Dh80 million ($22 million) the

Saudi Build 2013, the 25th international construction technology and building materials exhibition, concluded recently after attracting over 23,000 trade visitors in Riyadh.
Organised by Riyadh Exhibitions Company at the Riyadh In

A total of 4,500 tonnes of cement has arrived from Saudi Arabia in Bahrain.
Along with 2,000 tonnes produced in Bahrain, the total quantity of cement available in the kingdom amounted to 6,500 tonnes, following directives from Industry and

The prices of various building materials in the Middle East rose by as much as 15 per cent in April as compared to the first quarter, said an industry expert.
Steel prices witnessed the steepest hike from $430 to $500 per tonne.
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Bahrain Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro has announced a 40 per cent drop in prices of building materials, reports our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.
This was due to a rise in the US dollar exchange rate, increase in the Ba

Emirates Thermostone has won contracts worth Dh12.3 million ($3.34 million) from three premier developments in Dubai.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of M’sharie, the private equity arm of Dubai Investments, said the contracts were to supply A

The UAE's Jamal Al Ghurair Group plans to build the country's first gypsum plaster board factory.
The plant, located in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, will supply products to the construction sector.
Al Ghurair is also bui